Songkran in Bangkok – 7 Things you need to know about the Thai New Year’s festival
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Songkran in Bangkok – 7 Things you need to know about the Thai New Year’s festival

Songkran, the Thai New Year’s Festival, can be lots and lots of fun, as long as you know a few things about it. I do remember precisely how I felt when I arrived in Bangkok for the very first time back in 2010. It was Songkran and I had no idea what’s happening and why…

Lost in Translation – Funny findings from Thailand
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Lost in Translation – Funny findings from Thailand

While traveling you’ll always find funny stuff lost in translation. I bet you all have seen weird translations on menus and I bet most of you found themselves standing in front of signs without any clue what’s written on it. (And sometimes you might even find some funny lost in translation stuff on this blog…

Dream Jobs: How is it to live as a diving instructor in Koh Tao?
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Dream Jobs: How is it to live as a diving instructor in Koh Tao?

Not sure about you, but when I’m travelling I’m always thinking about, what I would do, if I wouldn’t do what I’m doing. Could I live somewhere in the middle of nowhere? Work as a waitress in Paris? Or as a diving instructor in paradise? In January I’ve met Elena in Koh Tao. She’s working…

The things I leave behind while travelling
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The things I leave behind while travelling

Sometimes my suitcase is to heavy, my backpack too full or my shopping desire too strong. And then, then I leave things behind. A shirt here, a scarf there. A pant there, a skirt somewhere else. Sometimes I give the things away, sometimes (when things are over and done with) I throw them away, sometimes…